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Bryce Hopkins watching St. John's in the NCAA Tournament in Providence this month. PHOTO: GoLocal
Former Providence College Friar Bryce Hopkins is headed to his third university.
Hopkins, who played one full year and parts of two other seasons for the Friars, is headed to St. John’s University to play for Rick Pitino, according to multiple reports including 24/7 Sports.
Pitino led PC to the Final Four in 1987.
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The former Friar was in attendance for the NCAA tournament game between St. John’s and Arkansas in Providence.
Hopkins started his college playing career at Kentucky and then transferred to Providence in the first year of the transfer portal.
The inter-conference transfer will surely spark an enhanced rivalry between the Friars and Red Storm.
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Bryce Hopkins
Providence College➡️ St. John's University
In the ever-changing world of college basketball, Providence College forward Bryce Hopkins has officially announced he is entering the transfer portal.
Going into this season, Hopkins was a pre-season Big East first-team selection, but he played in just three games for the Friars.
He averaged 17 points a game. The Friars won two games and lost one—beating BYU and DePaul and losing to URI.
Previous Season
An ACL injury knocked him out for the previous season, the 2023-2024 campaign.
He was averaging 15.5 ppg and 8.6 rpg when he was injured.
In the 2022-2023 season, his first year with the Friars, he averaged 15.8 ppg and 8.5 rpg.
Hopkins had ACL surgery in January of 2024.
He transferred to Providence after a year at Kentucky.
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Christ Essandoko
Providence College➡️ South Carolina
He came to Providence via the portal after playing at St. Joseph's University. A native of France, he averaged 4.3 ppg. and 3.9 rebounds.
He is a 7-0 and was expected to be a major impact player, but weight issues and injuries diminished his success.
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David Fuchs
University of Rhode Island
The 6-9, 245 lbs. Fuchs came on in his sophomore season to be a rebounding force.
He appeared in 29games for the Rams and averaged 7.4 ppg and 7.5 rebounds per game.
Fuchs led the team with 218 total rebounds and became a major scoring threat on the pick-and-roll.
The native of Austria leaving the program would be a major blow.
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Jayden Pierre
Providence College
Pierre, a starting guard for coach Kim English this past year, entered the portal and is transferring to Seattle, according to 24/7 Sports.
He was the Friars' second-leading scorer this season, averaging 13.2 ppg, second only to Bensley Joseph, who is graduating. He also tied for the most assists with Joseph at 101.
Pierre was the only Friar to start all 32 games this season.
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Eli DeLaurier
Providence College
The 6-10 redshirt freshman showed moments of strong play but had injury issues and never seemed to gain coach Kim English’s confidence.
He could shoot the 3-pointer but only averaged 1.2 ppg. and 1.1 rebounds in his limited play.
He played one game in the 2023-24 season before being redshirted.
DeLaurierspent three years at the Miller School in Charlottesville, Va. (2021-23)and helped lead his team to a 20-13 mark in 2023.
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Justyn Fernandez
Providence College
Justyn Fernandez showed some brilliance this past season for the Providence College team.
Now, Fernandez has entered the transfer portal. He came to PC with coach Kim English from George Mason two years ago.
The redshirt sophomore who, when he played, scored. In 26 minutes against Villanova, Fernandez scored 17 points, and in 31 minutes against Xavier had 15 points. He often looked like the best athlete on the court. His block against Georgetown madehighlight films.
Inexplicably Fernandez played just three minutes in the Big East tournament loss to Butler.
His entrance to the portal was first reported by 24/7.
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Nana Owusu-Anane
Brown University ➡️ Southern Methodist University
Brown senior Nana Owusu-Anane, who suffered a shoulder injury this past season, has entered the portal and committed to SMU.
He was an All-Ivy selection in the 2023-2024 season and entered the portal last year and then decided to return to Brown.
He has completed his eligibility at Brown.
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